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A high-school astronomy: in which the descriptive, physical, and practical are combined .. (1853)
Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868 · New York, F. J. Huntingdon [etc.] · leaf 112
n, is obvious, from thefact that we can see only that part of her upon whichthe sun shines; and as the enlightened portion is some-times toward and sometimes from us, the moon is con-stantly varying in her apparent form and brightness.These variations are called her phases. 226. At what rate does… … THE MOON. 109 228. Tlie cause of the moons phases—her waxing andwaning—is her revolution around the earth, w^hich ena-bles us to see more of her enlightened side at one timethan at another. CAUSE OF THE MOONS PIIASE8 FIRST pR. i / ll \ \ om^.^0-- FyiL ^SS^N NEW----,- 3i>o -©■-::A:ii-c)--i • —• \…Astronomy
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